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What can the imperfect tense be used for?
To tell what time it was or what the weather was like when something happened.
Ex: Eran las cinco de la mañana y llovía mucho cuando el accidente ocurrió.
What else can it be used for?
To describe the physical, mental, and emotional states of a person or thing when something happened.
Ex: Muchas personas querían ayudar a la familia, pero no sabían qué hacer.
Which verbs are often used in the imperfect to describe states of being?
estar (triste, contento, cansado)
parecer (cansado, mal)
pensar
querer
sentirse (bien, enfermo)
tener (calor, frío, hambre, sed, sueño)
Había vs Hubo
Forms of Haber
both mean "there was, there were"
Había
used to describe a situation that existed in the past
Hubo
used to say that an event took place
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